The functions of SCADA in power distribution system include substation control, feeder control and end user load control. Electrical Power Distribution System RTUs/ IEDs in a substation, feeder, or end use installations gather the field data, including status of switches, transformers, circuit breakers, fault information, energy consumption and billing.
Hurricanes form over tropical oceans, where warm water and air interact to create these storms. Hurricane Sandy as seen from NOAA's GOES-13 satellite on October 28, 2012. Image courtesy of NOAA/NASA.
Storm track map from NASA, showing the increase in surface water caused by Hurricane Katrina (left) and Rita (right). (http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hurricanes/archives/2005/h2005_katrina.html). Hurricane Katrina was one of the strongest storms to hit the United States coast within the last 100 years.